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Originally Posted by lfalzarano
Remove the screws in the wheel well connected to the side panel beside the battery. There is a bolt on the right top of the panel covered partially by the weatherstrip that has to be removed. Laying on the ground and looking along the right bottom edge, you’ll see a nut that has to be loosened. Now the battery side panel can be removed.
You need a battery with a minimum of 690 CCA according to GM for the LT5.
Recommend:
AC DELCO 75PS BCI GROUP 75 AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY
or
Odyssey 75-PC1230 Automotive Light Truck Battery (slight battery holder modification needed)
JMHO
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I was just in my 1990 to fix the crash sensor which threw a code.
The fastener which is really a bolt, on the bottom, that you see while on the floor is in between the body panels. There is just enough space to get at it with the open end of a box wrench, I believe it is 1/2" but I'm not sure, anyways you just need to loosen it enough to remove panel. There will be a small metal backing plate with a slot cut into it which was held to the inside of the panel with some sticky tape, this is to prevent damaging the panel when tightening the bolts. If yours is like my 1990 it fell out when removing the panel. To get it back in place open the drivers door and use a long reach pliers to insert it between the panel and the mounting tab through the opening to the front of the door. There is also one of these backing plates between the top mounting tab and the panel. Mine was still stuck in place with the tape. The body panel that you removed has some adjustment in so make sure of your gaps and alignment are correct when putting it back together.
Cheers,
Greg